4th annual Asian Film Awards Nomination List

By Siewaun
Reference: HKIFF Society

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) announced last week the nominees in the 14 categories of the 4th annual Asian Film Awards (AFA) Presentation Ceremony, which will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 22nd March, 2010.

4th ASIAN FILM AWARDS NOMINATION LIST

Best Film:

Bodyguards and Assassins (Hong Kong / China)
City of Life and Death (China- mainland)
Lola (Philippines)
Mother (South Korea)
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
Parade (Japan)

Best Director:

BONG Joon-ho (Mother - South Korea)
Asghar FARHADI (About Elly - Iran)
LU Chuan (City of Life and Death - China)
Brillante MENDOZA (Lola - Philippines)
SONO Sion (Love Exposure - Japan)
YONG Fan (Prince of Tears - Hong Kong / Taiwan)

Best Actor:

Tadanobu ASANO (Villon's Wife - Japan)
HUANG Bo (Cow - China)
Hitoshi MATSUMOTO (Symbol - Japan)
SONG Kang-ho (Thirst - South Korea)
WANG Xueqi (Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China)

Best Actress:

BAE Du-na (Air Doll - Japan)
HUANG Bo (Cow - China)
KIM Hye-ja (Mother - South Korea)
LI Bingbing (The Message - China)
Takako MATSU (Villon's Wife -Japan)
CHANG Yung-yung (Yang Yang - Taiwan)

Best Supporting Actor:

Eita (Dear Doctor - Japan)
HUANG Xiaoming (The Message - China)
TOU Chung-hua (The Warrior and the Wolf)
Nicholas TSE (Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China)
WONG Bin (Mother - South Korea)

Best Supporting Actress:

Sakura ANDÔ (A Crowd of Three - Japan)
Ryoko HIROSUE (Villon's Wife - Japan)
Gobi KIM (Breathless - South Korea)
Kara HUI (At the End of Daybreak - Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea)
YAN Ni (Cow - China)

Best New Performer:

Sonam KAPOOR (Delhi 6 - India)
KIM Sae-ron (A Brand New Life - South Korea)
LI Yuchun (Bodyguards and Assassins)
NG Menghui (At the End of Daybreak - Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea)
Oceane ZHU (Prince of Tears - Hong Kong / Taiwan)

Best Screenplay:

Asghar FARHADI (About Elly - Iran)
HONG Sang-soo (Like You Know It All - South Korea)
PARK Eun-kyo, BONG Joon-ho (Mother - South Korea)
PHAN Dang Di (Adrift - Vietnam)
WAI Ka-Fai, AU Kin-Yee (Written By - Hong Kong)

Best Cinematography:

CAO Yu (City of Life and Death - China)
CHENG Siu-keung (Vengeance - Hong Kong)
JEONG Jeong-hun (Thirst - South Korea)
LY Tah Dzung (Adrift - Vietnam)
Jake POLLOCK (Yang Yang - Taiwan)

Best Art Direction:

Yuji HAYASHIDA (Yatterman - Japan)
Alain-Pascal HOUSIAUX, Patrick DECHESNE,
LEE Tian-Jue (Face - Taiwan / Netherlands / Belgium / France)
Kenneth MAK (Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China)
RYU Seong-hie (Thirst - South Korea)
XIAO Haihang, YANG Haoyu (The Message - China)

Best Original Score:

HOANG Ngoc-Dai (Adrift - Vietnam)
JANG Yeong-guy, LEE Byeong-hun (Running Turtle - South Korea)
LIU Tong (City of Life and Death - China)
LO Ta-yu (Vengeance - Hong Kong)
Kazuyoshi SAITO (Fish Story Punk - Japan)

Best Editing:

Lee Chatametikool (Karaoke - Malaysia)
KWONG Chi-Leung, CHAN Chi-Wai (Overheard - Hong Kong)
MOON Sae-kyoung (Mother - South Korea)
Kats SERRAON (Lola - Philippines)
TANG Hua, ZHANG Yifan, DU Yuan (Silver Medalist - China)

Best Visual Effect:

Takuya FUJITA, Koji NOZAKI (Goemon - Japan)
LEI Zhenyu, GUO Jianquan, ZHANG Fuzhi (Silver Medalist - China)
NG Yuen-fai (The Storm Warriors - Hong Kong)
Hiroyuki SESHITA (Symbol - Japan)
YI Zeon-hyung (Thirst - South Korea)

Best Costume and Make-Up Design:

Tina KALIVAS, Vaughan ALEXANDER (Goemon - Japan)
Christian LACROIX, Anne DUNSFORD, WANG Chia-Hui (Face - Taiwan / Netherlands / Belgium / France)
Dora NG (Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China)
SHIM Hyun-sub (The Sward with no Name - South Korea)
Emi WADA (The Warrior and the Wolf - China)